Dossier+ Memberships

Perfume maker’s subscription disclosures don’t pass the smell test.

Annie’s Bunny Fruit Snacks

Allegations: Using slack-filled boxes for Bunny Fruit Snacks

Disclosures in Apple’s App Store

Allegations: Using ratings categories that fail to disclose that certain games use loot boxes

Companies Accused of Greenwashing

When companies green it, they better mean it.

Packaging of Hot Tamales and Mike and Ike Candy

Trader Joe’s Dried Fruit

Despite Boston-Made Claims, Many Gillette Products Wicked Imported

TINA.org files FTC complaint over Gillette’s false and deceptive Made in the USA claims.

I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One

The opportunity of a lifetime? Not so much.

Hearthstone

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the actual odds of getting loot boxes with valuable items

Signature Select Macaroni & Cheese

Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes

Several Kellogg’s Cereals

Allegations: Misleadingly including strawberries in photographs on the front of cereal boxes when the products don’t contain any strawberries

New Balance, an Iconic Made in USA Brand, Defies FTC Law

TINA.org files a complaint with federal regulators over shoemaker’s deceptive made in the USA claims.

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions

TINA.org Refers Publisher Agora to FTC for Enforcement Action; Investigation Reveals Deception & Dark Patterns

MADISON, CONN. June 21, 2021 – Despite a $2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in February 2021, publishing giant Monument & Cathedral Holdings, better known as Agora, and…

Immunotype

Unmasking a supplement maker’s deceptive COVID claims.

California Is Latest to Strip Down Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing

Online retailer agrees to pay a minimum of $200,000 in restitution to settle California action.

Beachbody On Demand

We try to trim the fat on this “risk-free” trial offer.

The ESPN App

It’s game over for non-cable subscribers.

Penny Stock Checklist

“Free” offer is apparently tied to a subscription that isn’t free.

YouTube Music and YouTube Premium

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel